Film Directing Tips, Film Making Articles and Online Resources for the Independent Filmmaker
Filmmaking Articles and Film Directing Advice from Film Director Peter D. Marshall
Always ask the actor to read the scene twice! See whether they can take direction and how big their range is. As an actor it feels better if I can do something twice, and change it up.
Even if I’m not good for this role I may suddenly be good for another role that they haven’t cast, (re: Episodic TV) or are going to cast in the future. I got called for a role once because of an audition a year before. They remembered me!
Trilby Jeeves
trilby@buffooneryworkshops.com
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